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1. Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ Fɪʀsᴛ Hᴇʟᴇɴ Hᴏᴀɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.
2. Tʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴀᴜᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ- ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀs. I ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Dᴏɴ Fʀᴏᴍ Tʜᴇ Rᴏsɪᴇ Eғғᴇᴄᴛ.
3. I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴜɴʟᴇss ɪᴛ ɪs ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ. I ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ Rᴏᴍ-Cᴏᴍ.
4. I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ Qᴜɪʀᴋʏ Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs. I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ǫᴜɪʀᴋʏ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀʏ. (Aɴɴᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴋs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ sᴛᴀɴᴅs. I’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘʀɪɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʙʟᴀʀɪɴɢ Aʟᴀʀᴍ Cʟᴏᴄᴋ- ǫᴜɪʀᴋʏ ɪs Rᴇᴀʟ ☺︎︎) Bᴜᴛ Hᴏᴀɴɢ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Lᴇᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ɪs sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ & ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ɢᴜʏ. Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. Wᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs- ᴛʜᴇɪʀ Wɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs, Hᴀʙɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.
5. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.
6. Bᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ Sᴛᴇᴀᴍɪɴᴇss. I sᴋɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɢᴇs. Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.
Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ, I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ I ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴀɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Bᴜᴛ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ’s ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs.
I received this book from Netgalley UK, Corvus Books, for review consideration. It was exciting to receive access to this title and I give my thanks to @atlanticbooks. All opinions are my own and completely honest
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1. Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ Fɪʀsᴛ Hᴇʟᴇɴ Hᴏᴀɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.
2. Tʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴀᴜᴛɪsᴛɪᴄ- ɪ ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ ᴛʜɪs ᴡᴏᴜʟᴅ ʙᴇ sᴏ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ɪɴᴛᴇʀᴇsᴛɪɴɢ ᴛʜᴀɴ ɪᴛ ʜᴀs ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴡʀɪᴛᴛᴇɴ ᴀs. I ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛ sᴏᴍᴇᴛʜɪɴɢ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Dᴏɴ Fʀᴏᴍ Tʜᴇ Rᴏsɪᴇ Eғғᴇᴄᴛ.
3. I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴍᴜᴄʜ ᴜɴʟᴇss ɪᴛ ɪs ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ᴛᴏᴏ ᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇʀᴇ ɪs ᴄᴏᴍᴇᴅʏ ɪɴᴠᴏʟᴠᴇᴅ. I ᴅɪᴅɴ’ᴛ ʀᴇᴀʟɪsᴇ ᴛʜɪs ʙᴏᴏᴋ ᴡᴀs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ Rᴏᴍ-Cᴏᴍ.
4. I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ʜᴀᴛᴇ ᴏɴ Qᴜɪʀᴋʏ Fᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Cʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs. I ʙᴇʟɪᴇᴠᴇ ᴡᴇ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀʟʟ ᴀ ʟɪᴛᴛʟᴇ ǫᴜɪʀᴋʏ ɪɴ ᴏᴜʀ ᴏᴡɴ ᴡᴀʏ. (Aɴɴᴀ ᴛᴀʟᴋs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴜsɪᴄ sᴛᴀɴᴅs. I’ᴠᴇ ʙᴇᴇɴ ᴋɴᴏᴡɴ ᴛᴏ sᴘᴇᴀᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ᴘʀɪɴᴛᴇʀ ᴏʀ ᴍʏ ʙʟᴀʀɪɴɢ Aʟᴀʀᴍ Cʟᴏᴄᴋ- ǫᴜɪʀᴋʏ ɪs Rᴇᴀʟ ☺︎︎) Bᴜᴛ Hᴏᴀɴɢ ᴛᴀᴋᴇs ᴛʜɪs ᴛᴏ ᴍᴇᴀɴ ᴏɴʟʏ ᴛʜᴇ ғᴇᴍᴀʟᴇ Lᴇᴀᴅ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀ ᴄᴀɴ ʜᴀᴠᴇ ᴀ ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ. Tʜᴇ ᴍᴀʟᴇ ʟᴇᴀᴅ ɪs sɪᴍᴘʟʏ ᴀɴ ᴜɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ & ᴘᴀᴛɪᴇɴᴛ ɢᴜʏ. Rᴇᴀᴅᴇʀs ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ. Wᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʀᴏᴍᴀɴᴄᴇ ᴛᴏ ғᴀʟʟ ɪɴ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ᴡɪᴛʜ ᴛʜᴇ ᴄʜᴀʀᴀᴄᴛᴇʀs- ᴛʜᴇɪʀ Wɪᴛ, ᴛʜᴇɪʀ ǫᴜᴀʟɪᴛɪᴇs, Hᴀʙɪᴛs ᴀɴᴅ sᴛᴏʀɪᴇs.
5. ᴛʜɪs ɪs ɴᴏᴛ ᴀɴ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴇɢɪɴɴɪɴɢ ᴡᴀs ғᴀʀ ʙᴇᴛᴛᴇʀ ᴛʜᴀɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴇɴᴅ.
6. Bᴇ ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴇᴅ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ʜɪɢʜ ʟᴇᴠᴇʟ ᴏғ Sᴛᴇᴀᴍɪɴᴇss. I sᴋɪᴘᴘᴇᴅ ᴀ ʟᴏᴛ ᴏғ ᴘᴀɢᴇs. Tʜɪs ᴡᴀs ᴍʏ ʟᴇᴀsᴛ ғᴀᴠᴏᴜʀɪᴛᴇ ᴛʜɪɴɢ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ʙᴏᴏᴋ.
Pᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟʟʏ, I ᴅᴏɴ’ᴛ ᴛʜɪɴᴋ I ᴡɪʟʟ ʀᴇᴀᴅ ᴀɴᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ʜᴏᴀɴɢ ʙᴏᴏᴋ. Bᴜᴛ ɪ ʟᴏᴏᴋ ғᴏʀᴡᴀʀᴅ ᴛᴏ ʜᴇᴀʀɪɴɢ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴘᴇᴏᴘʟᴇ’s ᴛʜᴏᴜɢʜᴛs.
I received this book from Netgalley UK, Corvus Books, for review consideration. It was exciting to receive access to this title and I give my thanks to @atlanticbooks. All opinions are my own and completely honest